Example sentences of "if [pron] [vb mod] be [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After the last show , or earlier if they were n't working , Arthur would often fall prey to the bite of melancholy , with such sharp dread of all endings that he would greatly fear going to sleep , as if nothing would be left to him unless he kept watch on it . |
| 2 | My good sister , how happy should I be if I might be admitted to a conversation with you at your grate . |
| 3 | It is as though the Prime Minister is trying to paint a canvas in the style of Georges Seurat , if I may be forgiven for referring to a continental artist . |
| 4 | Quite a large part of that excitement is due to you , to your designs , and , also , if I may be forgiven for mentioning something so personal , for the way you have helped and befriended Therese . |
| 5 | I did n't know if I should be flattered by the offer but I was most put out when my companion said : ‘ Throw in a goat and two carpets and she 's all yours ! ’ |
| 6 | Thank you , I do n't know if I can be bothered for twenty five pounds , no I would if she asked me , but I do n't know if I 'll bother ringing up as well |
| 7 | When ordering my lunches these days , I try to avoid the use of the term ‘ packed lunch ’ and merely ask if I can be supplied with certain items in a bag to take away . |
| 8 | If they have been so informed , I would be very grateful if I could be told on what date they were told . |
| 9 | If I could be bothered to . |
| 10 | Wonder if she 'll be staying in Wellingborough , at least she 'll have to travel |
| 11 | Rachel sounds as if she 'll be sitting with a shawl around her shoulders when she 's 60 . |
| 12 | She felt as if she might be struck by lightning if she stayed where she was . |
| 13 | She was listening intently and her eyes were thoughtful , as if she might be toying with some idea of her own . |
| 14 | She did not look as if she might be dying of some dreadful disease . |
| 15 | For a moment she looked as if she might be going to . |
| 16 | It was not as if she would be going to his home . |
| 17 | She was damned if she would be put through a third degree by this raving lunatic who seemed to have a fixation about someone called Lotta . |
| 18 | GLENYS Kinnock , wife of the former Labour leader , is writing to Margaret Thatcher to ask if she will be interviewed for her new book , called Radical Women . |
| 19 | The woman we have just described is 30 lb ( 13.6 kg ) overweight and she should be delighted if she can be rid of this in around a year . |
| 20 | When Hannah declared her ambition to be a teacher , Bloomsbury House replied that it was doubtful ‘ if she could be released from essential work to take up full-time study ’ . |
| 21 | It only worked if she could be brought to the surrendering pitch of exhausted or ecstatic release . |
| 22 | As the carriages were successively condemned , the ‘ receiver ’ , who ran the railway , would buy up job lots and you never knew if you would be travelling in something from the Brecon & Merthyr , the London & South Western , or the Cockermouth Keswick & Penrith . |
| 23 | If you 'll be Confirmed in Faith I 'll never ask you to come to the church again . |
| 24 | ‘ You sound as if you might be angered by my suggestion , ’ said the counsellor . |
| 25 | If you will be recording in rooms with poor natural or artificial light you can get special lights to boost the light you have . |
| 26 | You should , of course , still be treated fairly and this may entail your employer looking round his organisation , perhaps even the whole corporate group of which he is part , to see if you can be fitted in elsewhere at an appropriate level , before finally deciding to terminate your employment . |
| 27 | But whether or not the contract has anything to say on this subject , an employer should at least explore the possible alternatives to dismissal , such as allowing you to make other transport arrangements or seeing if you can be fitted in elsewhere within the organisation . |
| 28 | I 'm sure she 'll get better quicker if something can be done about her mental state . ’ |
| 29 | Posters also teach young people how to develop a sense of erm they also make life much more fun more interesting and erm this is great contrast with Harlow and an urban area like Greater London area where as the report by erm in er the report the report on observation in London you know did n't mention the fact that publicity is of course is much more much greater than the London area erm and erm er one thing I see is missing could er er the reason is we found er the film society we ca n't advertise our events very well because of the restrictive bylaws on advertising poster advertising in Harlow I wonder if something could be done about this ? |
| 30 | And she would probably be happy again if something could be done about Lorrimer . |